Collins Aerospace is the newest member of Airbus’s Digital Alliance for Aviation, an alliance with members including Airbus, Delta TechOps, GE Aerospace and Liebherr. The Digital Alliance focuses on the joint development of digital solutions for airline operations powered by the Airbus Skywise platform, which supports structured data management for maintenance and repair operations.
Collins Aerospace will bring expertise in predictive maintenance solutions to the alliance, for a wide range of components and aircraft types, covering areas such as avionics, aircraft interiors, enhanced communication and navigation systems, and solutions for flight landing systems and gears.
In particular, Collins will add to the predictive value proposition of the Digital Alliance by providing analytics for Airbus and non-Airbus fleets. The analytics will cover areas including air conditioning supplemental cooling, electrical power distribution centres, hydraulic power, and engine bleed air supply.
“Within the Digital Alliance, it is all about joining forces with key industry players, providing their strong expertise in system and component design and repair to best serve our customers. Our aim is to provide reliable predictive maintenance solutions to ensure stable and cost-effective operations,” said Claude Houver, VP of innovation and digital solutions at Airbus.
“In this fifth year of the Digital Alliance, and welcoming the fifth member, Collins Aerospace, we look forward to working on reinforcing our existing product portfolio. We are also assessing expanding our services for non-Airbus aircraft for customers with mixed fleets, to further accelerate the deployment of predictive maintenance in the industry, starting with health-monitoring solutions.”
